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This section of Torque News provides the latest auto news and updates from the car manufacturers. Every day number of news stories and editorials are published here that give our readers an overview of what is happening in the automotive industry. Read this section daily to find out about new cars, vehicle reviews and car pictures. Torque News is an automotive news website by Hareyan Publishing, LLC, dedicated to covering the latest news, reviews and opinions about the car industry.

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today held an event at its Toyota Biotechnology and Afforestation Laboratory in Aichi revealing a newly developed yeast that increases the production yield of cellulosic ethanol bio-fuel, new technologies for the greening of parking lots and walls, and a new “cool-spot creation methodology” for simulating and analyzing the effects of greening.

Hyundai continues its sales juggernaut in the United States with its September 2011 sales show it to be the best September ever but there might be some concern because two popular models, the Accent and the Sonata, had sales decreases while the whole industry overall saw improvement.

The Chrysler Group’s total retail and fleet sales increased by 27 percent in September creating the best September total sales and Jeep sales since 2007. At the same time new Jeep Compass sold at a 306 percent year-over-year sales level and sales of the next generation Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan were up 87 percent over a year ago.

This morning, the gaming world got its first good look at the racing game that looks to set the standard by which all other driving games are judged as Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios put the first playable demo for Forza Motorsport 4 live on Xbox Live for Gold members.

The new 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser is essentially the same 4.0-liter V6 engine-powered all-wheel drive sport-utility truck as the 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser, except that it will cost a few dollars more to drive out of the showroom.

The Chrysler Group hopes to see their popularity grow in the European market and today, they took the first step in making that happen (hopefully) with the introduction of the new 2012 Chrysler Delta and 2012 Chrysler Ypsilon – their two newest European offerings both of which are based on Lancia models that share the same names.

Directions in Energy-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) opened with ceremonies this morning. Torque News was on hand covering the first day of the event with live tweets, interviews, videos and article coverage of key presentations. And now read the evening update.

After one week of serious face-to-face conversation, bargainers for the UAW and Ford Motor Co. are on the brink of consensus on a four-year deal for the automaker's 41,000 unionized rank and file that might include a $7,500 signing bonus and union-won promises of new and retained jobs at Ford.

The new Nissan Murano is a something-for-everyone crossover vehicle for 2012, coming in nine different versions that start with the $29,290 front-wheel drive S model and ratchet up on the fun scale to the breathtaking CrossCabriolet, a topless $44,540 4-seater introduced last spring.

The 2012 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet crossover vehicle has been shipped to dealer showrooms nationwide. The high-end 2012 Nissan Murano CC comes with a $44,540 sticker and the eight other versions of the Murano to choose from on the showroom floor range from $29,290 for the front-wheel drive S model to $39,900 for the all-wheel drive LE edition.

Only 900 2012 Lexus CT 200h F Sport Special Edition hybrid sports cars will be assembled and put on sale at Lexus dealerships in the U.S. The 200h is one of three limited-production luxury cars introduced this week.

Lexus has created a Special Edition model for the 2012 Lexus LS 460 Sport, it says to expand the brand’s "wider range of style and customer appeal." It now unveiled the price of the LS 460 special edition.

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and the Government of St. Petersburg signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on automotive technology to help sustain growth in the Russian auto industry.

How many automotive air bags does it take to save a life in a side-impact crash? According to General Motors (NYSE: GM) at least one more than what you may have now, in the center between the driver and the front passenger.

Bentley has decided to make its already highly distinct Continental Flyer Spur even more unsual by producing a limited edition of 10 of the four-door luxury sedans in conjunction with Linley, a leading British design firm.

A new Mazda dealership opened today in Beccles in the United Kingdom. Wrights Mazda's opening brings the Japanese carmaker's cars to customers in northeast Suffolk in the UK for the first time, the daily Norwich Evening News in Norfolk reported today on its Web site.

Visitors to Boston might want to check out the opening of the Green Tire Technology Display opening at the Museum of Science in Boston. Actually, green may not be the right word because orange – as in orange peels - is the new green in this display.

An expensive high-performance Porsche Panamera is stolen from a Princetone Porsche in New Jersey after two men test drove it. Here is how they did it and what dealerships should know to brace for this new kind of high tech car stealing.

Nissan has a contest going called the Versa Road Trip, where contestants can describe their dream road trip and choose three of their Facebook friends to bring along for a chance to take that trip in a brand-new Versa sedan.

Toyota has come up with several options and option packages to choose from to equip a new 2012 Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck. New models were introduced today by Toyota and while no prices were announced, the Japanese carmaker has in general been holding the line on MSRPs. The 2011 Tundras started at around $24,000 for bare-bones models but cost $43,000 or more, well-equipped.

The Chrysler Group has issued a voluntary recall of select Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles that carry the popular new 3.6L Pentastar V6 due to a concern of debris left over from the manufacturing process causing a possible loss of power.